Absolutely Fantastic! Paul Morphy Sacrifices His Queen In A Blindfold Simul

Paul Morphy vs P. Ross
New Orleans (1858), Blindfold Simul +6-0=0 King’s Gambit: Accepted. King’s Knight Gambit (C34)
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3
Bb4 5. Bc4 Bxc3 6. dxc3 Ne7 7. Qd6 O-O 8. Bxf4 Ng6 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. O-O Kh8 11.
Rae1 f6 12. e5 f5 (12… fxg5 13. Nxg5) 13. Nd4 f4 14. e6 dxe6 15. Nxe6 Bxe6
16. Rxe6 Qc8 17. Rxg6 hxg6 18. Qxg6 Qf5 19. Rxf4 (19. Qh5+ Qh7) 19… Qxg6 20.
Rxf8+ Kh7 21. Bg8+ Kh8 22. Bf7+ Kh7 23. Bxg6+ Kxg6 24. Bf4
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